Yenko Information

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

yep, thanks for the history, I keep thinking that you were the guy that owned two RG Yenkos at once! The other RG Yenko that Grasso owned is now in the Cliff Ernst collection!

My search continues for a Marshall sold Yenko Camaro, most are accounted for, including one I've been searching for over the years - but, it centerpunched a tree in MD, was parted out, and the back half made into a couch

[427450]

Yes, Cliff Ernst purchased that car from Bob about a year or 2 after I got the 4 speed. I wanted that one too, but couldn't justify the extra $20,000. How dumb am I?

On the Yenko couch, damn that is one expensive place to put your a**.

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

Don't beat yourself up over the other green one, I also passed on a few of Cliff's project status '69 Y-Camaro's in that price range - but I was ass-deep into the deuce

The guy with the couch doesn't know that it's from a Yenko, neither did the guy who wrecked it and parted it out. When he bought the car it was red, SB, a/t, SS stuff all over it, etc.... He swore it was an SS, till I asked him if he ever found any green paint on the car. He was shocked, and revealed that it was indeed green under the sill plates - he about fainted when I informed him that he totalled a highly optioned Yenko Camaro from PA.

Just to be safe, I asked him where the firewall went. He replied that the damage was so severe that the engine was shoved into the firewall and pushed it back several inches. The driveshaft came up through the floor boards, the roof was bent and twisted as were the rockers. I'm trying to find a pic of the wreck, but no luck so far. What a shame.

[427450]

Marlin,

How long have you had the deuce? I was all over the Philadelphia area in my Camaro back in the day. Did we ever cross paths?

Keith

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

Probably not, I bought it in '96 - so I'm going on 11 years now I finished the resto in June of '01 - our first baby was due in Sept of '01, so that provided the incentive to get it done I lived in an apartment in Hatboro when I bought it, kept it there for a few months before finding space in Perkasie where I did the resto. So, I have never driven it in the Philly area - although I did my share of street racing and cruising on the Blvd, front st, red lion rd, woodhaven, etc...

[427450]

Hi Marlin,

I'm with ya. For us once we had our kids the cars went on the back burner (the business and family come first, cars and golf second). Maybe that is why for the past 10 years the Yenko has been driven about 20 miles a year. I did a little on Front Street with the Yenko (nobody wanted to run it) but did many nights at all of the favorite Philadelphia spots with my RAM AIR GTO. I am now 45 so I guess many of those nights were before your time (late 70's until late 80's)

Well thanks for the update. Now I am just waiting to see if Nazareth Motorcars comes up with a VIN to verify if he once owned my car. How cool would that be?

Keith

[hvychev]

So Marlin, after you got the car was there just an old beat up Deuce sitting in the parking lot of the apartment? What a cool sight that would have been!

[nazareth motorcar]

Hi guys, I think Karen Chev could have sold the original owner (Pa. resident) the car on the c.o. If that is correct then that car would have had a Pa. title untill at least 1973. I've been distracted lately. Hopefully, I'll be able to continue looking for the V.I.N.
NAZ

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

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So Marlin, after you got the car was there just an old beat up Deuce sitting in the parking lot of the apartment? What a cool sight that would have been!

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Yep! Then some old ladies ratted me out, and the apt management got on my case. I had it all covered up though, most tenants just thought it was my previous '72 SS Nova - but it was sold to fund the purchase I'll dig out a pic.